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THEALEXANDERCIGARETTECO.'S NEW BRAND . DRAGOUMIS. PREPARED OF THE PUREST TURKISH TOBACCOS . The highest classes of tobacco , however , are converted into the well-known " Dragoumis , " for whicii the Alexandria Cigarette Company have gained a deservedly high reputation , and we have no hesitation in saying , after a practical test so far as our taste and judgment permit , that they are superior to any we have yet tried , either imported or otherwise . — Whitehall Review Their latest brand , " Dragoumis , " made of a skilful blend of fine Egyptian tobaccos , is full of flavour , yet delicately fragrant enough to please the most fastidious palate . We shall be surprised if " Dragoumis " do not prove the cigarette of the season . —Pump Court .

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•^ LEGltAPHIC ADDRESSES ( Inland ) . p or the Freemason Printing Works-r-FREEMASON , LONDON . Ur Jewels , Clothing , Banners and Furniture—KENNING LONDON .

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HTHE MASONIC AND MILITARY * ORDERS OF KNIGHTS OF ROME

AND OF THE RED CROSS OF CONSTANTINE K . H . S ., AND ST . JOHN THE EVANGELIST . COLONEL SIR FRANCIS BURDETT , BART ., M . 111 . Grand Sovereign & Grand Commander of St . John . BARON DE FERRIERES , M . Eminent Grand Viceroy & Deputy Grand Commander of St . J ohn .

ANNUAL ASSEMBLY

OF THE

GEAND IMPERIAL CONCLAVE

WILL BE HOLDEN AT 16 a , GREAT QUEEN STREET , W . C , On Monday , March 4 th , 1889 , At FIVE o ' clock in the Afternoon .

Nominations for Grand Senate , Executive Committee , and Grand High Almoner ' s Fund , to be sent to the Grand Recorder . A BANQUET will be provided at Half-past Six o'clock . Tickets , One Guinea each ; and it is requested that every Knight Companion intending to dine will forward his name to the Grand Recorder with as little delay as possible . Knights will not be admitted unless they appear in the insignia of their rank in the Order , Knights of St . John in White Sashes .

CHAS . FRED . HOGARD

Grand Recorder anil Registrar General i 6 a , Great Queen-street , W . C .

THE GENERAL STATUTES OF THE ORDER , with an Appendix and Engravings of the Jewels and Regalia—PRICE , Cloth , is . 6 d . —can be obtained of the GRAND RECORDER , i 6 a , Great Queen-street .

THE , .

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THE EARLSWOOD ASYLUM for IDIOTS , has accommodation for 700 patients . The present income enables the Committee to receive not more than 600 . 150 applicants a-e earnestly seeking admission by election . Many of these must be disappointed unless funds are forthcoming . CONTRIBUTIONS ARE URGENTLY REQUIRED . Ample provision made for PRIVATE CASEs on payments regulated by the Board of Management . Bankers—Messrs . HOARE , 37 , Fleet-s-reet , E . C . H . GERARD HOARE , Esq ., Treasurer . J AMES DOWNING , Secretary . Offices—36 , King William-street , E . C .

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THE EARLSWOOD ASYLUM , Redhill , Surrey . —The Board of Management are happy to announce that JO-EPH CHAS . PARKINSON , Esq ., J . P ., D . L ., has kindly consented to PRESIDE at the ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL , on WEDNESDAY , March 13 th , at the Albion , Aldersgate-street . Gentlemen willing to act as Stewards are earnestly requested to communicate with the Secretary , that their names may be added to those already received . H . GERARD HOARE , Esq ., Treasurer . J AMES DOWNING , Secretary . Offices—36 , King William-street , E . C .

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NOTES ON THE CEREMONY OP INSTALLATION

( NOW IN THE PRESS ) BY

H . SADLER , P . M . & P . Z .,

Grand Tyler and Sub-Librarian of the Grand Lodge o f England ( AUTHOR OF "AIASONIC FACTS AND FICTIONS . " )

About 6 o pages of Letterpress , printed in demy octavo on good paper , bound in cloth , red edges , with a

PORTRAIT and AUTOGRAPH of SIR ALBERT W . WOODS

C . B . ( Garter King of Arms ) , Past G . W . of England , and G . Director of Ceremonies , AS A FRONTISPIECE .

Postage free , to any part of the United Kingdom and the United States and Canada , 2 S . 2 d . ; India , 2 s . 6 d . ; and the Australian Colonies , 2 s . 8 d .

N . B . —With the view of curtailing expense of Postage and Stationery a remittance ia requested with each order .

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To Correspondents.

To Correspondents .

The following communications unavoidably stand over : CRAFT LODGES—Aire and Calder , No . 458 ; Windsor Castle , No . 771 ; Pattison , No . 913 ; Burdett , No . 1293 ; Henley , No . 1472 ; Friendly , No . 1513 ; New Cioss , No . 1559 ; Wolsey , No . 1656 ; Gallery , No . 1928 ; and St . Botolph , No . 2020 . LODGES OF INSTRUCTION—Union , No . 523 ; Kensington ,

No . 1767 ; and Chiswick , No . 2012 . SECRET MONITOR—University of London Conclave , No . 2 . Consecration of the Danum Mark Lodge , No . 39 S . The "Cosmo . " for 18 S 9 . Masonic Bait at Southgate . Masonic Ball at York .

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ggj- ^ gw ^ spgc ^ S ATURDAY , F EBRUARY 16 , 1889 . ]

Minutes Of The Old Druids' Lodge.

MINUTES OF THE OLD DRUIDS' LODGE .

To the Editor ofthe "Freemason . " Dear Sir and Brother , In reading over the minutes of the Old Druids ' Lodge of Love and Liberality , No . 113 , Redruch , Cornwall , I have met with many things that appear to me to be very peculiar , and which are not in accordance with the present practice in our lodge , or any other lodge with which I am

acquainted . 1 shall be much obliged if you or any of your numerous readers would let me know if it is now usual , or was at this date ( 1787 ) to initiate persons into Masomy at a Provincial Uiand Lodge , and if so , if more than one Degree was given on the same day . 1 give the minute in extenso , omitting only the list of

memoers delivered to Prov . Grand Lodge , in order that it might be transmitted to Grand Lodge , which appears to have been the custom at that date . 1 may add that the last-named brother of those that attended Prov . Grand Ludge ( the Rev . William Harpur , of St . Agnes , in the county of Cornwall , Clerk in Holy Orders ) , was , at a buecial Lodge , held on the same morning , at Kedruth .

rahed to the Sublime Degieeof a Master Mason , evidently on purpose to enable him to attend Prov . Grand Lodge on that day . " I'his day ( Dec 31 st , A . L . 57 S 7 , A . D . 1787 ) , the Right Worsnipiul Sir John St Aubyn Bart P . u . iVl . for this county , held a Provincial Grand Lodge at the Royal Standard Hotel Falmouth when in presence of a

resolution entered into at an extra Lodge held on the 29 th inst the following . Brethren Members of this Lodge attended viz .: K . vV . John Knight , Master ; R . VV . Thomas Halse , as P . M . ; W . Richard Smith , S . W . ; VV . Peter Pender , as J . VV . ; John Tregeilas , as Treasr . j T . O . Prout , as Secty . ; William Harpur , and also Brother Richard Wasbrough of Bristol and Brother D . K . Marhsal

of Truro as visiting Brothers of this Lodge—when a List of the Members ot the Druid ' s Lodge ot Loire and Liberality being called for , in order to be transmitted to the Grand Lodge , it was accordingly delivered in , of which the following is a Lopy "—( 1 hen follows the List already referred to , giving Name , Age , Profession , Residence , when made Masonswhen admittted Membeis ) . " At the same time it

, was thought proper to subscribe Une Guinea to the Chaiity fund which was accordingly done . This day Major John Lemon and Christopher Hawkins Esqre were Initiated into the Antient and Honou / ale Society 01 Free and accepted Masons and being made Untcred Apprentices , past Fellow

traits , were raised to the Degree ot Master Masons . Sir Francis Basset Bart and many other Respectable Brethren attended the Lodge which closed about nine O Clock in pertect Harmony and Good Order . " Any comments on , or explanation of the above customs , will be acceptable to—Dear Sir , yours fraternally , HUGH P . VIVIAN , P . M , 589 . Pengegon House , Camborne , February 9 th .